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scalenus

UK/skəˈliː.nəs/US/skeɪˈli.nəs/

scalenus is the alternative form of scalene muscle.

Meaning of scalene muscle

Noun

scalene muscle (plural scalene muscles)

  1. Any of usually three deeply situated muscles on each side of the neck of which each extends from the transverse processes of two or more cervical vertebrae to the first or second rib.

Forms of scalenus

pluralscaleni

Words that rhyme with scalenus

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Questions about scalenus

What is scalenus the alternative form of?
Scalenus is the alternative form of scalene muscle.
How do you pronounce scalenus?
Scalenus is pronounced /skəˈliː.nəs/ (UK).

Words near scalenus in the dictionary

  1. scalenon
  2. scalenotomies
  3. scalenotomy
  4. scalenous
  5. scalenum
  6. scalenus
  7. scaleogram
  8. scaleograms
  9. scaleout
  10. scaleouts
  11. scalepan

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Adapted from Wiktionary: scalenus (page history and authors); scalene muscle (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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